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Burden of persuasion - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Affiliation, Ascendancy, Authority, Belief, Bias, Blood, Body, Branch, Brand, Breed, Cast, Character, Charisma, Charm, Church, Clan, Class, Color, Communion, Community, Confession |
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The Burden of Persuasion in a debate or trial is the requirement that those arguing against the status quo must demonstrate that a problem exists. In other words, a defendant in a criminal action is commonly said to be "innocent until proven guilty" - meaning that the prosecution must prove guilt before the defendant can be punished. If guilt is not proven, the defendant cannot be held guilty.
See Also
Standard of proof
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